Man jailed following a string of shoplifting incidents in Waterlooville

Michael Joe Hankin, 37, of Tennyson Crescent in Cowplain, Waterlooville, appeared before Portsmouth Magistrates Court on Wednesday (March 18) having been charged with the following:

• The theft of clothing from TK Maxx, Wellington Retail Park, on 25 November 2025. The total amount stolen was £874

• The theft of £186 of chocolate from Tesco, London Road, on 2 February 2026.

• The theft of £121 of alcohol and cheese from One Stop, Hart Plain Avenue, on 19 February 2026.

After pleading guilty, he was sentenced to ten weeks in prison.

He was also re-sentenced for previous shopliftings after breaking the conditions of his community order.

He was sentenced to a further ten weeks which is to be served consecutively.